Jonathan Molina, 22, was shot near the NJ Transit tracks by New Brunswick Avenue in Perth Amboy on February 11, 2022, at about 5:24 p.m. First responders found him with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Perth Amboy Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office investigated. Four days later, on February 15, 2022, 21-year-old Christopher Hernandez Velasquez of Perth Amboy was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and hindering his own apprehension. Velasquez was held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing.

Authorities have asked anyone with information or surveillance footage connected to the shooting to come forward. If anyone knew Jonathan or witnessed the area that evening, can you share information that might help the investigation?